The Forrest City times., 1887-12-17
CHAPTER V.
TIE LAST OF TIE nLryp NAV

My curiosity, in sense, was stronger than my fear; for 1 could not remain where l was, but crept back to the bank again, whence, steltering my head behind bush Of broom, might command the road before our door. l was scarcely in position ere my enemies began to arrive, seven or eight of them, rnnning hard their feet beating out of time along the road, and the men with the lantern some paces in front Three men ran together hand in hand; and made out, even through the mist, that the middle man of this uiO was the blind beggar. The next moment his voice showed me that l was light
 Down with the doorl' he cried. "Ay, ay, sirr' answered two or three, l and rush was made upon the Admiral Benbow, the lantern-bearer following; and then l could see them pause, and hear Ispeechos passed in lower key, as if they Were surprised to find the door open. But the pause was brief, for the blind man hgain issued commands. His voice sounded louder aud higher, as if he were afire with fagerness and rage.
 "ln, In, ny' he shouted, and cursed them for their delay.
 Four or i've of them obeyed at once, two ri them remaining on the road with the for nidabie began. There was pause, then a y Of surprise, and then a voice shouting rom the house:
 "Bil's dead'
 But ihe blind man swore at them again for heir delay.
 ''oearch him, some Of you shirking lub- eiS and the rest of you aloft and get tha< hest, De cried.
 could hear their fec, rlttling up our old aift so that the house must have shook ih it Promptly afterward, fresh sounds a-ionisAmcnt arose; the window of the fliu.s room was thrown open with im and jingle Of broken glass; and a ih leaned out Into the moonlight, head ia shoulders. and addressed tue blind beg r on ihe ruad below him.
 Pew" he cried, they ye been before us. ale ones turned the chest ou, allow and 1ftH
 Is it iherey' roaTed Pew.
 The moneys there"
 The biimi man cursed the money.
 lnts iist. mean" he cried.
 We don't sec ii here nohow," returned man.
 Here. you below there. Is it on Bli," ied ihc hlnd man again.
 At that another fellow, probably him who a remained below to search tlse captains ly came Co the door of the inn. ''Bill's D oFernauled a'ready," said be, "nothin' lts these people of the inn- it's that boy. ''l.h had put his eyes oat!7 cried the ld man, Pew. They were hero no time o-uley had Inc door bolted when l tried ocatter, lads, and find lem"
 S.li9 enough, they left their glim here" nc fsiow from ihe window.
 oci.lter and ini 'cml Rout the house
 teitsrated Pew. striking with his k upon the road.
 hen ihete followed great to-do through our oid nm, heavy feet pounding to and iuthitnfe thrown over. doors kicsed in, II me rocks re-echOed, and the men came "s4in' one after an0thef on the road, decAfei that we wcrc nowhere i0 be ll- And just then ihe same whistle that alarmed my mother and myself over the eaptain's money was once more clearly 'F through the night hut this time i' peiled thought ii Co he the blind a trumpet SO io speak, suinmouing hls to the assault; but now found that it 2 slsnal Irom the hillside toward the leb ahi, from lt. effect upon the hue- ,fS aslsnal Co warn them of approach danger.
 heteF Dirk again." said one. "Iwicel
 pave l0 hnlige, mates"
 ,a se iou skuiky' cried Pew. Dirk q lnei md a coward from the hTst--you Ai ni'nd him. They must he close bY;
 oAii oe far; you have your hands on
 'ief and look for them, dogsl On.
 mffoul" ha cried "if T had eyesF'
 a'p al seeinea Co produce some effect.
 '' pi tne fellows began to look hsre
 ftmong the lumber but haif-hesTti-
 aad with half an eye To their
 -'i ger ail q 'e tiinc. while the ret stood
 'Hie on ile ruad.
 af yOur hands on thousands you
 e'id iou hang legl You'd be as
 N sou could nad it aud you know it's
 .hi la stand there maiingfring.
 oce oi yoa dared face Biil,
 't blind mani And I'm to lose
 '- seui Tn Co be a poor.
 R ar, sps-ging fog rum, when
 r as ln a eoachi lf you had the
 h wecyi in biscuit. you woaid
 Hem Sfili.m
 ,ns t few. we've got the d0cblOousF' Ass aA'GAs hsss hla lAs h.ssssa ,liass